Re: Ticket status, USEPRO

["Charles Lindsey" <chl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

In <45D07E2C.6080802@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> "Forrest J. Cavalier III" <forrest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

>Harald Alvestrand wrote:
>> The following tickets are open:
>> 
>> #1416: USEPRO 3.9: Reinjection and Injection-Date
>>   Controversial. I'll make a separate note on this.

>I think there is some agreement between those participating.

Well Russ wrote a long message in which he suggested, amongst other
things, allowing the posting agent to set the Injection-Date, with the
understanding that injecting agents MUST then accept what they are given.

I wrote a long reply, with various comments, but basically accepting that
as a way forward, but with various details of the approach still needing
to be fixed.

It would help if Russ were to reply to that message.

>Charles keeps pushing for a larger variety of uses to
>be covered.

I don't think the variety of uses is the issue. It is the underlying
principles, and the various uses merely provide test cases against which
the principles can be assessed (basically, people are going to do all
sorts of things which it is hard to foresee). Having said that, there are
some specific circumstances which we need to discuss and understand, and
that might lead to some specific wording/exceptions/whatever.


>We've also had someone indicate that the 3-4 day typical
>stale cutoff is adequate in practice.

It often is, but sometimes is not. And typical currect practice seems to
be to allow longer.

>  I can live with that too:
>remove the use of Injection-Date header.

But USEFOR is now approved as a P-S. 

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